Taste & Smell Flashcards
1
Q
How many taste buds do we have?
A
4000
2
Q
What is another name for a taste bud?
A
Lingual papillae
3
Q
What are the 4 types of taste buds?
A
- Filiform
- Foliate
- Fungiform
- Vallate
4
Q
Filiform
A
- Spiked
- Texture, no taste buds
5
Q
Which are most abundant lingual papillae?
A
Filiform
6
Q
Foliate
A
- Least abundant
- Gone by 2-3 years
7
Q
Fungigorm
A
- 3 apical taste buds
- Tips and sides of tongue
8
Q
Vallate
A
- Large
- Contain about half of all taste buds
9
Q
What is cranial nerve IX?
A
Glossopharyngeal
10
Q
What is cranial nerve X?
A
Vagus
11
Q
What is cranial nerve VII?
A
Facial
12
Q
What is the gag reflex mediated by?
A
Cranial nerve IX
13
Q
What kind of environment is the olfactory system?
A
Aqueous
14
Q
What is an important gland in the olfactory system?
A
Bowman’s gland
15
Q
What does Bowman’s gland do?
A
Secrete mucus
16
Q
What does mucus in the olfactory system contain?
A
Odourant binding proteins
